Day 41 - Cher - Heart Of Stone (1989)

I thought it was about time this list got some fabulousness put on it so I bring you the Queen of Pop, Cher! "Heart Of Stone" is Cher's comeback album from 1989. Before that for a few years Cher started to disappear from the limelight and didn't make many hit songs but then "Heart Of Stone" came out and it was hit after hit after hit. This album contains some of Cher's biggest hits; "Turn Back Time", "Heart Of Stone", "Just Like Jesse James", "You Wouldn't Know Love" and "After All". Of all the Cher albums i've listened to this is my fave and I will listen to it over and over again in the future. 5/5.

Tracks I enjoyed the most: Turn Back Time, Just Like Jesse James, Heart Of Stone, You Wouldn't Know Love, After All and Does Anybody Really Fall In Love Anymore?

Day 41 - The Monks - Black Monk Time (1966)

The Monks were a short lived Krautrock band made up of American GIs living in Germany in the 60's. Their only album was "Black Monk Time". At the time it was largely ignored but decades later it was recognized as a great album that was a forerunner for both punk music and Krautrock. When I first started listening to this album I didn't like it but a few songs in it grew on me. The angry anti-war lyrics, the loud drumming and hyperactive guitar playing all made something stir inside me and I really got into it. It's a shame these guys didn't do more because I would've liked to hear other albums from them. 5/5.

Tracks I enjoyed the most: We Do Wie Du, Monk Time, Shut Up, I Hate You, That's My Girl.

Day 40 - Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)

Time for some more Bob Dylan folks! "Blonde On Blonde" is Bob's next album after "Highway 61 Revisited" and I adored it. Bob is definitely growing on me, I can't get enough. I liked this album slightly more than "Highway 61...", despite my love for "Mr Tambourine Man". One of the songs I liked the most on this album was "Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again" which I thought was lovely lyrically and Bob's voice on it was very sweet. Another highlight was "Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands", the 11 minute ballad at the end of the album. "Blonde On Blonde" is one of Bob's best and one of my favourites. 5/5.

Tracks I enjoyed the most: Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again, Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35, I Want You, Just Like A Woman & Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat.

Day 39 - Leona Lewis - Echo (2009)

I love Leona Lewis, ever since I heard "Bleeding Love" I was intrigued by her. She's talented, beautiful and has an amazing voice. Not many people can hit the notes she does so beautifully. Despite my high praise I didn't listen to a full album of hers until last years "Glassheart", which I thought was great. "Echo" is her second album and it is brilliant. It's full of the ballads she's famous for and also has a few 80's sounding love songs thrown in the mix too, my favourite being "Fly Here Now". Leona is a star and I look forward to seeing where she takes her music in the future. 5/5.

Tracks I enjoyed the most: Fly Here Now, Happy, I Got You, Brave, My Hands, Lost Then Found/Stone Heats & Hand Grenades & Love Letter.

Day 38 - Owl City - The Midsummer Station (2012)

"The Midsummer Station" is Owl City's most recent album, and the first of his i've actually listened to all the way through. Prior to the release of his hit single "Good Time" with Carly Rae Jepsen i'd never paid attention to his music but the other day while i was going on the long bus ride to get to my boyfriend's house i thought "why not?" and put it on. The thing I love most about Owl City is that his songs always make you happy when you listen to them. His voice is sweet and his songs are bubbly so you can't help but smile and bop your head along to it. I loved this album. 5/5.

Tracks I enjoyed the most: Good Time, Dreams And Disasters, Gold, Embers, Bombshell Blonde & Speed Of Love.

Day 38 - The Byrds - Fifth Dimension (1966)

Here we have the second Byrds album i've listened to. A bit of a departure from their debut folk rock album, "Fifth Dimension" was their journey into the world of psychedelic rock. The guys sounded as good as they did the first time around but this time some of their songs were more trippy and space-age. I like the dark tone of the lyrics in the song "I Come And Stand At Every Door", which is adapted from a poem by Nazim Hikmet about a girl who died in the Hiroshima bombing pleading for war to end. The instrumental "Captain Soul" was great, it sounds like something Jimi Hendrix would play. Good stuff. 4/5.

Tracks I enjoyed the most: I Come And Stand At Every Door, Captain Soul, John Riley, Mr. Spaceman and Why.

Day 38 - Fred Neil - Fred Neil (1966)

Many of you may not be familiar with Fred Neil, I know I wasn't. Fred wrote the song "Everybody's Talkin'" that was used in the film Midnight Cowboy and made famous by Harry Nilsson. According to wikipedia Fred was a pioneer in folk rock whose career ended far too soon. Listening to this album I thought Fred had a lovely voice and his songs were very well written lyrically. One of the best songs on this album is "The Dolphins" which is funny because after Fred quit music he spent the last 30 years of his life assisting with the preservation of dolphins. I liked the original version of "Everybody's Talkin'", but I thought Nilsson's rendition was a lot better. 5/5.

Tracks I enjoyed the most: The Dolphins, Sweet Cocaine, Everybody's Talkin', I've Got A Secret (Didn't We Shake Sugaree) and Badi-Da.

Day 37 - The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)

This is the second Beach Boys album I've heard and I thought it was much better than "The Beach Boys Today!". On "Pet Sounds" the guys sound more relaxed and confident and the majority of the songs weren't sappy 60's love songs. "Pet Sounds" contains two of The Beach Boys' best hits, "God Only Knows" and "Wouldn't It Be Nice". "God Only Knows" was recently used in the video game "BioShock Infinite" to great effect. A barbershop quartet sung a lovely rendition of it which I really loved. I also thought out of the two instrumental tracks on this album "Let's Go Away For Awhile" is the better one. The "Pet Sounds" instrumental was boring filler. 4/5.

Tracks I enjoyed the most: God Only Knows, Wouldn't It Be Nice, Sloop John B, Here Today & I'm Waiting For The Day.

Day 37 - The Beatles - Revolver (1966)

For the fourth Beatles album I've heard so far we have 1966's "Revolver". I loved this album and definitely regard it as one of the Fab Four's best. On "Revolver" The Beatles started to experiment more with their music, using sitars and the like, to sound more trippy and embrace their hippie side. This album contains such classics as "Eleanor Rigby", "Yellow Submarine", "Got To Get You Into My Life", and one of my personal favourites, "For No One". Fabulous album by the Fabulous Four. 5/5.

Tracks I enjoyed the most: Eleanor Rigby, Yellow Submarine, For No One, Got To Get You Into My Life & And Your Bird Can Sing.

Day 36 - David Bowie - The Next Day (2013)

This is Bowie's new album and his first in a decade after his "retirement". The announcement of this album being made was a surprise to his fans, critics and myself. I love David Bowie, he has so many great songs and he's a great singer and performer. "The Next Day" was a great album. I love nearly all of the songs but a few weren't so good, namely "How Does The Grass Grow?". At 66 Bowie proved his voice is still great and he can still pen quite a few good songs. 5/5.

Tracks I enjoyed the most: The Stars (Are Out Tonight), You Feel So Lonely You Could Die, Where Are We Now?, So She, God Bless The Girl, Valentine's Day & Love Is Lost.

Day 35 - The Who - My Generation (1965)

 For The Who's debut album I thought this was awesome. The guys sang well, played well and they were funny. The Who were one of the first bands that really rocked hard and their spirit of youthful rebellion was exactly what the 60's youths needed to shake off the stuffy conservatism of their parents. This album includes the hits "The Kids Are Alright", "La La La Lies", "Please Please Please" and of course the title track "My Generation", performed with the classic stutter by Roger Daltrey. They would go on to top themselves again and again in the years to come. Great stuff. 5/5.

Tracks I enjoyed the most: My Generation, The Kids Are Alright, La La La Lies, The Legal Matter, It's Not True & I Don't Mind.

Day 35 - Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)

This album was released a month after Bob Dylan’s infamous use of electric guitar at the Newport Jazz Festival. A lot of his fans hated it but I, for one, loved his transition from folk to folk rock. Bob’s use of the electric guitar and his backup band are great and the songs on this album are just so epic. “Highway 61 Revisited” has such great songs as “Like A Rolling Stone”, “Tombstone Blues”, “Ballad Of A Thin Man” and the 11 minute long masterpiece “Desolation Row”. Bob’s voice is as good as ever and his lyrics are more and more creative with every album I listen to. 5/5.

Tracks I enjoyed the most: Desolation Row, Like A Rolling Stone, Ballad Of A Thin Man, Tombstone Blues, Queen Jane Approximately & Highway 61 Revisited.

Day 35 - The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)

I liked this debut album by The Byrds a lot. Their early brand of folk rock was very nice and their harmonies were lovely. Their covers of Bob Dylan's songs "Mr. Tambourine Man", "All I Really Want To Do" and "Chimes Of Freedom" brought new meaning to them and "Mr. Tambourine Man" especially was lovely because it sounded like a hymn.and was very sweet. One of The Byrds' members was David Crosby who went on to be a part of Crosby, Stills & Nash and become even more famous in the 70's. 5/5.

Tracks I enjoyed the most: Mr. Tambourine Man, We'll Meet Again, Spanish Harlem Incident, Here Without You, All I Really Want To Do, It's No Use & Don't Doubt Yourself, Babe.

Day 34 - Megan Hilty - It Happens All The Time (2013)

What an astonishing debut album from the Queen of Broadway! I first came to know of Megan through the TV series "SMASH" where she portrays aspiring Broadway actress Ivy Lynn. Megan was great in the first season. Her character is a bit of a manipulative bitch, and rival of Karen Cartwright (Katharine McPhee), but she sang many songs that touched my heart and I fell in love with her. Megan has one of the most beautiful and powerful voices i've ever heard and I was so looking forward to this album being released. Gladly, I was not disappointed. Some highlights are "The Heart Of The Matter", "The Blower's Daughter", "Wise Up", "No Cure" and a brilliant cover of Taylor Swift/The Civil War's "Safe And Sound". I still prefer Taylor's version but Megan's comes a very close second. Megan will always be my star. 5/5.

Tracks I enjoyed the most: The Heart Of The Matter, Wise Up, Safe And Sound, The Blower's Daughter, No Cure & It Happens All The Time.